Frost, Cutworm, and Bird Damage
Ken walks you through identifying and treating the frost and cutworm damage that is affecting a large portion of our client base
Boots In The Field Report: Frost Edition
Ken gives a recap of planting progress across our testing area in Illinois. He has received a lot of calls concerning this weekend’s frost and covers what that means for both corn and beans. Ken talks about the added dangers of frosted crops in saturated soil and cautions against applying your post herbicide [...]
Boots In The Field Report for May 13th
Ken discusses cutworm, cold weather, wheat disease, nitrates, and what to expect in the coming weeks.
Boots in the Field Report for May 3rd
In this Boots in the Field Report Ken talks about what to be on the lookout for due to the Central IL weather patterns. He covers: Seed chilling, planting in dry soils, starter burn, cutworm and armyworm feeding, and crusting on your bean fields.
Boots In the Field Report April 15th 2016
Ken covers the major things to consider when trying to figure out when to start planting in Central Illinois and other topics you need to be thinking about for the start of the 2016 growing season.
Crop-Tech Consults: The Effects of Down Pressure On Your Closing System
Isaac shows how too much down pressure can negatively affect your ability to close the row.
Crop-Tech Consults: The Importance of Choosing the Right Closing Wheel
Isaac illustrates the potential downfalls of choosing the wrong closing wheel for your condition.
Crop-Tech Consults: Seed Germination Tests
Isaac discusses seed germination tests and which test may be the most beneficial for your farm.
Crop-Tech Consults: Weather Roundup
In this week’s Crop-Tech Consults, Thomas discusses the impact of last year’s weather and benchmarks the beginning of 2016.